What Pangaea Would Look Like With Today’s Political Boundaries [Infographic]

Goodbye, East Coast.
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About 300 million years ago, the supercontinent of Pangaea started to break apart into the continents we live on today. An Italian designer who goes by the name Massimo put Pangaea back together, then added on modern political boundaries, creating the map you see here. Brazil and Nigeria were neighbors, once upon a time.

[Capitan Mas Ideas via Flowing Data]

 

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